> MILD-HYBRID REGIONAL AIRCRAFT COULD BURN 30% LESS FUEL > ELECTRIC TAXIING IS A BENEFIT OF HYBRIDIZED SINGLE-AISLES
By Graham Warwick,Guy Norris10 min
3839
SUSTAINABILITY
Green Gambit
> LATEST ECODEMONSTRATOR IS FIRST BOEING-OWNED, DEDICATED TESTBED > 50 TECHS ARE IN TESTING— HIGHEST NUMBER YET FOR A SINGLE PLATFORM
By Guy Norris9 min
MRO12MRO13
Inside MRO
Full Shop
The engine aftermarket is booming, but with demand outstripping supply, MRO shops are adjusting their strategies
By James Pozzi8 min
2021
DEFENSE
Japan Sets Fiscal 2021 Target for Partner To Join NGF
> FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS FISCAL 2023 > MINISTRY PUBLISHES RADICALLY CHANGED LAMBDA-WING CONCEPT
By Bradley Perrett8 min
2223
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
CEO Shuffle
> INDUSTRY WONDERS WHO WILL FOLLOW CALHOUN AS BOEING CEO > NEW LEADER FACES GROWING LIST OF BIG TASKS
By Michael Bruno8 min
3233
SUSTAINABILITY
CLIMATE OF FEAR
> THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY IS UNDER FIRE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS > RISING DEMAND FOR AIR TRAVEL IS OUTPACING EFFICIENCY GAINS
By Kerry Reals7 min
4849
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
Blackout Period
> EMBRAER’S BOEING DEAL HINGES ON EUROPEAN COMMISSION APPROVAL > 737 MAX CRISIS ADDS TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT TIE-UP
By Jens Flottau7 min
MRO20MRO21
Inside MRO
The E175’s Long Run
Large-scale retirements of the E175 after the E175-E2 enters service appear unlikely
By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich7 min
5051
DEFENSE
Phoenix Rising
> AGS WILL USE FIVE RQ-4D DERIVATIVES OF THE GLOBAL HAWK > THE NATO SYSTEM WILL BE BASED IN SIGONELLA, SICILY > FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY IS EXPECTED IN THREE YEARS
By Tony Osborne7 min
3637
SUSTAINABILITY
Fueling Momentum
> AIRLINES PLACING CONTRACTS IN BID TO DEVELOP THE MARKET > PRODUCTION CAPACITY WILL RAMP UP OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS